She saw the gun before he did. His back was turned and if she had taken the time to shout to him, it would have been too late. In her mind there was only one thing to do. She had to save his life, and there was only one way to do it.

Before she could talk herself out of it, Chae Young Shin launched herself at the detective just as she heard the shot go off. As she collapsed on the ground on top of him, she prayed that the bullet hadn't hit its mark.

It was already over by the time Jung Hoo realized what was going. As he cursed himself as he whipped around to see what was going on. His instincts had always been something he was proud of, yet he hadn't even heard the click of the gun's safety going off.

It wasn't until he heard Moon Ho should "Ji Ahn!" that Jung Hood realized something was very wrong. And as he saw her crumple to the floor that he fully comprehended what had just happened.

The gun had been pointed at him. Young Shin saw, and had tackled him. The gun had gone off, but no one could see what had happened after that because both Young Shin and detective Yoon were on the floor.

There was no bullet hole anywhere it sight. It was obvious that one of them had been in front of the gun. As Jung Hoo took a small step towards her, he prayed that it hadn't been her.

She didn't even realize something was wrong until she tried to move and a stab of pain shot through her. And when he felt the hot blood between her fingers, she honestly thought that Detective Yoon had been the one to have been shot. But when he couldn't stand up… that was when she knew that it had been her.

Honestly, it didn't hurt as bad as she figured being shot would. She felt pain, but it wasn't agonizing. It was like she had been kicked really hard. It was unpleasant, but not exactly unbearable. She figured she must have been in shock. For someone so affected by violence, she figured she would go into a panic attack soon.

But she couldn't even feel herself breathing. Her entire mind was focused on the blood soaking through her shirt. Was she even breathing? She wasn't entirely sure, but she knew by her heart beating in her ears that she was still alive.

She was vaguely aware that she had been moved so she was looking at the ceiling instead of Detective Yoon's chest. She was feeling dizzy now. She supposed it was the blood loss. She needed to get to a hospital, but would it be in time?

Jung Hoo's heart sank when he saw the dark stain spreading through her shirt as Yoon pushed her off of him. It was her. She had been shot, and it was his fault. He would have fallen to his knees right there if she hadn't still needed him. He glanced over at Moon Ho, who seemed to be in a similar state of shock.

"Chae Young Shin," was all he could muster. There she was, his entire world, lying in a pool of her own blood. He took another step towards her and noticed the listless expression of her face. She must have been in shock as well. It was probably better, he figured. With her aversion to blood and violence, she would have probably panicked.

He couldn't support himself any longer as he came to her side. He sunk down to the ground next to her and grasped at her hands. She gasped at the sudden contact but didn't say anything.

While he was focused on her labored breathing and heartbeat, he was only vaguely aware of Kim Moon Ho pulling detective Yoon by the collar and screaming, "Why did you take the show!"

"I-"

"You saw her coming at you?" he yelled, "Why did you pull the trigger?"

Even if Yoon had a sufficient answer, it was clear Moon Ho wouldn't let him give it. Jung Hoo blocked out the fighting and looked back at her.

"Eh, Chae Young Shin," he asked in a small voice when he saw her eyes were closed. This couldn't be it, could it? After everything that had happened, this couldn't be the end for them.

She opened her eyes a little bit, "…Jung Hoo?" she asked, so quietly he had to lean in to hear her.

"Hold on a little longer," he said as he felt tears start to fall.

"You're okay?" she asked as she brought a hand up to wipe the tears from his cheeks. He clasped her hand against his face. She felt so cold.

"Only you," he muttered as he choked back a sob, "would worry about me after you're the one who's been hurt."

"I'm alright," she insisted.

"Why did you do it?" he asked

"He would have killed you," she murmured.

"I don't care," he replied before he could stop himself, "I don't care if he had killed me. Young Shin, without you…"

"You should leave," she replied, "The Elder will know what you did and you'll be a murder suspect again."

"I won't leave you."

"You're no use to me in prison," she said.

"She's right," Moon Ho said, "You should run.

"But-"

"I've called an ambulance, Min Ji will call you when it's safe."

He gave a last look to Young Shin, whose eyes were closed again. He pressed a firm kiss to her lips before standing up and running.